derbita

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *deruētā, from Proto-Celtic *derweitā, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear apart”). Compare Lithuanian dedervinė (“rash, eruption”), Polish odra (“measles”) and Latin derbiōsus (“scabby”).

Brittonic cognates like Middle Welsh derwhyden (“ringworm”) and Breton daroued, which do not have a reflex of a Celtic *-b- and whose second vowels can only come from *-ei- > *-ē-, indicate that the spelling derbita is phonologically misleading. Derbita is attested in late glosses and must reflect the vulgar Latin mergers of v with lenited -b- and ē with i.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /derˈu̯eː.ta/, [d̪ɛrˈu̯eːt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /derˈve.ta/, [d̪erˈvɛːt̪ä]

Noun

derbita f (genitive derbitae); first declension

1. a disease of the skin, impetigo

   Synonym: impetīgō

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	derbita	derbitae
genitive	derbitae	derbitārum
dative	derbitae	derbitīs
accusative	derbitam	derbitās
ablative	derbitā	derbitīs
vocative	derbita	derbitae

Derived terms

• derbiōsus

Descendants

• Gallo-Italic:
  • Emilian: dérbga
  • Lombard: dérbeda
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: dertre
    • Middle French: dertre
      • French: dartre
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Occitan: dèrti, endèrbi